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Webster 1913 Edition


oilbird

oil′birdˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
See
Guacharo
.

Definition 2024


oilbird

oilbird

English

Noun

oilbird (plural oilbirds)

  1. Steatornis caripensis, a nocturnal South American bird related to the nightjars that feeds on the fruit of the oil palm and tropical laurels.

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